Oil-burner.



J. H. HERRIFF.

OIL BURNER.

APPLIOATION' :31) APR. 15. 1909.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

' To all whom it ma i JONAS H. HERBIFF, OF ERIE, KANSAS.

OIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 15, 1909. Serial No. 490,004.

Be it known t at I, JONAS H. Hnnmrr,

citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Neoshoand State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Oil-Burners; and I do declare the followin to be a full, clear, and

exact description the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in oil burners.

from becoming clog The object of the invention is to provide an oilburner adapted to be placed in the fire box of a stove or furnace, andhaving means-to support fire brick or the like.

The further object is to provide a burner ofthis character, the parts ofwhich ma 1 be readily separated and which is provided with means forkeepifthe burner opening With this and -o section. Fig. '4, is a planview of the generator disk; and, Figs 5,'is'a perspective view of thecleaner ring.

In the embodiment of my invention, I provide a pan '1, which is adaptedto rest upon the grate of the stove, or on any other support, and in thecenter of said pan is formed a threaded aperture through which isscrewed an oil conducting pipe 2, the lower end of whichprojects belowthe pan a suitable distance to provide a nipple for the attachment forthe oil supply pipe 3. The pipe 2 has a fluid pipe connection with anopening in the an preferabl by means of an asbestos was er 4, and a camping nut 5, arranged on the projecting end of'the pipe 2, adjacent to'the under side of the pan as shown.

Arranged above the pan-1 is the generator disk 6, which is concaved orcup shape, and has formed on its under side a downwardly projectingnipple 7, the lower end of which is threaded interiorly to receive thethreaded upper end of the. pipe 2, whereby the disk is supported at asuitable elevation above .ero jects in view, the; invention consists ofcertain novel features and of the disk 6, and the oil passing throu hthe,

pipe 2 and the nipple 7 is discharge into the disk through said upwardlyprojecting end of the nipple. On the upper or inner side of the disk 6,near its outer edge, is ar ranged a series of dowel pins 8.

Arranged above the disk 6, and supported upon the dowel pins 8, is agrate or basket 9, having an annular saucer sha ed central ortion 10,and a series of radial mg upwardly inclined brick su porting are 11,which are spaced suitable dlstances apart, as shown. The bottom of thecentral portion 10 ofthe grate is preferably concave, as shown, and isprovided on its under side with a series of sockets or recesses 12 0receive the dowel ins 8, whereby the central portion of the grate isheld above and spaced a suitable distance from the upper side of thegenerator disks 6. When in use, the grate or basket 9 is adapted to holda pile of fire brick or similar material through which the flame fromthe biu'ner passes.

Loosely mounted on the outer edge of the generator disk 6, below the.outer edge of the central portion 10, of the ate or basket 9, is acleaner ring 13, said ring being held in operative position on the edgeof the disk 6, by means of the dowel pins 8,. around which the ring isdisposed. The 'rin is provided at a suitable point with a. aterallyprojecting operating handle 14, by means of which the ring may be'shook'or oscillated in the space between the up er ed e of the disk 6, and thelower outer e ge oft e grate,

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ly pro'ectthus keeping this space clear and preventing In the operationof the device, the oil flows from'the upper end of the nipple 7 and.into the generator disk 6 from whence it flows out over and around thering 13, and is ignited at the edge of the space between the outer edgesof the disk and grate, the oil being practically vaporized by the timeit reaches the discharge space. In starting the burner, some of the 011Wlll flow out over thering 13 and drip down -lllt0 the pan 1, where itis i ited and heats the generator disk, so that t e oil therein isvaporized by the time it reaches the burnrn point at the outer edge ofthe generator dis grate. The burning oil in the an 1, also heats thelatter so that any furt er. oil

difipping thereon from the generator disk w pan thus serving asconnection with the accompanying drawings, the construction andoperation of the invention will be readily understood without requiringa more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle-orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim 1s:

1. In an oil burner, a drip pan having connected thereto an oilconducting pipe, a generator disk supported on the upper end of saidpipe and communicating therewith to receive the oil passing through thepipe a brick supporting basket or grate arrange above and sup orted onsaid generator disk to provide a burner opening between the outer ed eof the disk and grate, and a cleaner lilg loosely mounted in said burneropening, whereb the latter is prevented from becoming c o ged.

2. In a burner oi the character described, a dri pan, an oil conductingpipe arranged therem, a generator disk supported above said pan andcommunicating with said pipe, a series of dowel ins'arranged on saidgenerator disk, a brie supporting grate or basket having in its lowerside a series of sockets to receive said dowel pins, whereby the grateis supported at a proper elevation above the disk to form between theouter edge of the same a grate-and burner opening, a cleaner ringloosely mounted on the outer edge of said generator disk in said burnerspace, said ring being held in operative position by said dowel pins,and a handle to operate said rings and keep said burner opening frombecoming clogged.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 1n presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JONAS H. I-IERRIFF. Witnesses: v

EDWARD A. WIoK, ARTHUR TOWLES.

